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Officials begin to assess damage following glacial dam outburst flooding in Alaska's capital city

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Officials begin to assess damage following glacial dam outburst flooding in Alaska 's capital city.

Flooding has become a perennial hazard for neighborhoods near Juneau 's Mendenhall Glacier.

River crested early Tuesday at 15.99 feet ( 4.9 meters ) above the 14.97-foot crest a year earlier .

Some streets at one point had 3-9 meters ( 1.2 meters ) of water, possibly more.

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